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Broadway in Chicago said Wednesday that is has booked the touring productions of Frank Wildhorn's "Jekyll and Hyde" and the Broadway revival of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" for its spring s…
A budget option for next summer
CURACAO — The Jones family never likes a vacation to come to an end, especially when work has squeezed it to a mere five days. So, unsurprisingly, we a…
The innovative aquatic production of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance," as performed on the Tall Ship Windy, is coming back for an encore weekend this fall.
THEATER REVIEW: "The Iron Stag King" at House Theatre of Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Iron Stag King" at House Theatre of Chicago ★★★ ... The program…
BROADWAY REVIEW: "Chaplin" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre
BROADWAY REVIEW: "Chaplin" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre ... You might think that the trickiest and most daunting thing about a st…
Boston native explores whether high achievers build successes on their own
British playwrights love writing about class. American scribes prefer to probe relationships.
Ready to leave her comfort zone, the Hollywood actress is in rehearsals at Goodman
When Diane Lane first arrived at the Goodman Theatre to begin rehearsals for David Cromer's much-anticipa…
Of the scores of shows slated to open in Chicago this busier-than-ever fall season, here are ten marquee attractions that suggest particular promise. They're listed in alphabetical order; op…
So who's more in tune with the times? Boozy Martha, Katie Holmes or Little Orphan Annie?
THEATER REVIEW: "Illegal Use of Hands" at the American Blues Theater ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Illegal Use of Hands" at the American Blues Theater ★★ ... Roy is the centra…
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"Big Fish," the new Broadway musical based on the 1998 novel "Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions") by Daniel Wallace and the 2003 movie ("Big Fish") penned by John August and directed b…
Monty, the central character in "After," is fresh out of prison, but he's no convicted felon.
THEATER REVIEW: "A Class Act" by Porchlight Music Theatre at Theater Wit ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "A Class Act" by Porchlight Music Theatre at Theater Wit ★★&#…
Hollis Resnik, the longtime Chicago actress, has been cast as Mother Superior in the first national tour of the Broadway musical "Sister Act,' it was announced Tuesday.
Hollis Resnik, the longtime Chicago actress, has been cast as Mother Superior in the first national tour of the Broadway musical "Sister Act," it was announced Tuesday.
Frequently in life, the variations are better than the original waltz.
THEATER REVIEW: "33 Variations" at TimeLine Theatre in Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "33 Variations" at TimeLine Theatre in Chicago ★★★ ... Frequently in l…
Why Chicago breeds great restaurants and theater companies
Over the past 25 years or so, two surging art forms have elevated cultural Chicago on the global stage: theater and fine dining. I…
Over the past 25 years or so, two surging art forms have elevated cultural Chicago on the global stage: theater and fine dining. Is this coincidence or correlation?
At the start of the summer, I groused that the slate at the major theaters in downtown Chicago was thin. It stayed that way; there were few must-see shows this summer, especially for visitor…
The new fall theater season in Chicago features plenty of Broadway blockbusters such as "War Horse" and "The Book of Mormon," and even a few star actors like Diane Lane. But Chicago is, abov…
For my overall top-10 list for the fall, check back on Sept. 9 in A&E. In the meantime, Chicago is, above all, known as a tryout town, an experimental city, a boundary crosser. It's world-pr…
THEATER REVIEW: "Dreamgirls" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Dreamgirls" at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★★ ... If you've o…
If you've overdosed on sunscreen, shorts, sweat and sand, the arrival of the ice-cool "Dreamgirls," those begowned, bewigged and beguiling divas who've sexily slinked and seductively shimmie…
